Tony Blair, former PM and literal lobbyist for Saudi oil companies, says net zero is ‘doomed to fail’– surprised? Me neither. Let’s face it — those in power have proven again and again they won’t move fast enough to halt fossil fuel extraction and switch tracks towards a greener future. Take BP, which announced four…
The Climate and Nature bill didn’t pass its second reading yesterday, by Thursday evening it had become obvious that the Government wouldn’t let it progress. It seems however that a compromise which the Government will work with was reached. This Facebook post from Dr Roz Savage, the Liberal Democrat MP who reintroduced the Climate and…
Climate deniers and the far right could have a field day in Parliament this Friday unless your MP turns up to the CAN Bill’s Second Reading on 24 January. Last week, Nigel Farage and Liz Truss attended a climate sceptic group launch. On Monday, Donald Trump, who’s pledged to “drill, baby, drill”, was inaugurated as President.…
At the beginning of 2027, the European ETS2, which aims to successively eliminate 40% of EU greenhouse gas emissions through higher fuel prices, will be launched. This July the European Commission already firmly reminded member states (except Austria) to implement ETS2 in national law. At the same time, uncertainties about future prices are high and…
The next UK government must address the cost of living crisis. It’s also clear from public data that the climate crisis is an ongoing concern for 75%. Now there is the opportunity to kill multiple birds with one stone. The latest developments in the EU Green Deal are contributing to international momentum on the subject of carbon pricing.…
This is an extract from the slideshow delivered by Cathy Orlando, CCI program director on the 20th December 2023 giving the CCI analysis of the outcome of COP28. The worst case scenario – that fossil fuels would get a free pass and the pledge to work to keep temperature rises within 1.5 Celsius would be…
Every third Tuesday of the month, 8pm, Virtually meet other members of CCL across the UK. Gen up on the latest campaigns and news. Share your frustrations and successes. Looking forward to seeing you. To register for 2022 meetings, click here. *Via Zoom. If you have not used Zoom on this device before it will…
